Dude the basenji - 6 months old!


  • Hello basenji friends!
    It has been a while since I've been able to spend much time on the forum, this summer has brought many travels and tons of fun! Dude turned 6 months old a few weeks ago and I wanted to share some pictures of his puppyhood… Enjoy!

    Birthday - December 25, 2009

    3 Weeks

    6 Weeks


    8 Weeks - Finally Home!

    10 Weeks

    14ish Weeks

    Discovered TP visiting family in Idaho

    Visiting family in Washington

    16-18ish Weeks - Hiking in May: Mt. Hood, Oregon


    Puppysitting



    20ish Weeks

    24 Weeks

    28 Weeks
    First Ice Cream

    ATV Ride

    • Photo's taken by Dude's breeder - Kathy Britton, Khani's Basenjis and myself

  • My, my look at Dude grow up! And a nice ice cream at the end. Nice series of pics!


  • what great photos! Very nice.


  • He has legs to die for…;)

  • Houston

    He is gorgeous. Very nice pictures and yummy icecream to boot.


  • Happy belated birthday Dude!..I love the pics of his little adventures :D.


  • Great pics of Dude, happy Birthday


  • He's so handsome!


  • We have had many adventures and many more planned this summer so look forward to many more photos! =)

    Here are a few photos of Dudes housemates, cats Hana is the tabby and Mamba is the tuxedo…



    And here are a few of my horse I had until college and living on my own, Toby the National Show Horse (Arabian x American Saddlebred)
    Someday I hope to have another or rather, a few more…


    We also have 3 freshwater aquariums… Im an animal junkie =)

  • Houston

    Awesome, I am an animal junkie as well, glad to see I am not alone, although my hubby seems to think I am.


  • Great pictures thank you for sharing. Your little guy is very handsome.

    Rita Jean


  • He is super cute! My girl was born on Christmas too!


  • Great pics!! I love the little black spot on his tail, how neat that is. Great looking pup

    Love all your other critters too, they are all beautiful


  • Thank you all for the wonderful comments, we think he's the greatest thing ever. So much fun and always entertaining!

    I beleive a lot of our red/white basenjis do have black hair on their tails, I am told it indicates the possibility of producing tri colored offspring if bred properly. Commonly referred to as 'tri-factoring'


  • What a cute boy! Thanks for sharing these lovely pics!


  • They are very cool pictures…........and a great name too!

    Not a fan of bowling are you?

    Alan


  • Bowling, I wouldn't call myself a fan… Do I sense a 'big lebowski' reference coming on? =)
    We decided on Dude after weeks of name deliberation, trying so hard to pick an unusual, awesome name... We called him little dude in the meantime and it stuck, lol... It fits him perfect, such an easygoing goof... And I'm pretty alternative, skateboard, snowboard, surf, rock and underground hip hop music, camping, hiking, road tripping, tattooed little spitfire... I think a basenji was the perfect choice for a puppy, lol


  • It was a 'Lebowski' referance!

    Tattooed spitfire! - With an ace dog, is it me - or has it got a little warm in here?

    Great pics!

    Alan


  • @pacificNWbasenji:

    Thank you all for the wonderful comments, we think he's the greatest thing ever. So much fun and always entertaining!

    I beleive a lot of our red/white basenjis do have black hair on their tails, I am told it indicates the possibility of producing tri colored offspring if bred properly. Commonly referred to as 'tri-factoring'

    Yes, that is correct, breeding to a Tri colored or another color with the Tri Factor and you can get Tris.

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